Constitution does indeed protect gun ownership

In an April 3 letter, Lou Jefferson stated that gun ownership is a privilege and not a right. Jefferson needs to pick up a copy of the Constitution and read it. If he can substitute words in the Second Amendment, then I should have the right or should I say privilege to change words in any of the amendments that I do not agree with. One can't arbitrarily change words in the Constitution to suit your ideals. This is the path to anarchy and I hope he understands that.

In reply to Erica Gibson's letter of that same day, AR-15 rifles can and are used for purposes other than killing. There are millions of them owned by mentally competent, drug free and sober citizens who use them for target practice, competition, home defense and hunting.

As for creating laws to prevent crime, it's been done and it is still not doing any good. Take the war on drugs. There are so many anti-drug laws on the books now it would take days to read all of them. Have they reduced drug use ? No.

Jerry Makela

Greenfield

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Constitution does indeed protect gun ownership

In an April 3 letter, Lou Jefferson stated that gun ownership is a privilege and not a right.